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Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 24 Feb 2012, 23:32
by Anonymous2
I started a build right now. I'm bundling these scanning-related programs:
- Scan Tailor (git)
- djvubind (hg)
- pdfbeads (1.0.3)
- Bindery (git)
- Tesseract (svn)
- Cuneiform (1.1.0)
- ImageMagick (6.7.5.3)
Aside from that, the distro has:
- Firefox
- Thunderbird
- Evince (Ubuntu packages it as well. It reads PDF, DjVu, PostScript and even multi-page TIFF)
- File Roller (Ubuntu packages it as well. It extracts everything)
- Java and Flash
- Abiword (I could try bundling LibreOffice Writer instead)
- Geany (text editor)
- Banshee (audio player)
- Gparted, just in case you need to partition anything. It's really awesome.
This is basically a fork of my rescue CD with a few tweaks and more software. I was aiming at a < 700mb ISO, but if you think that's not worth striving for, I can bundle everything you'd ever need in a 900-1,000 mb ISO file.
The LiveCD works with VirtualBox, so it should work with VMWare. I'll upload it somewhere once it finishes building. You can also boot the ISO via a USB stick or a CD, which will make bundling it
much easier.
As for the more specific software (like the memory stick stuff), it shouldn't be too hard to make something.
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 29 Feb 2012, 02:03
by Anonymous2
I can't find any place to store the ISO (I'm out of space in my Dropbox account as well) and most file sharing sites have a 200mb limit, so I'll keep looking.
Meanwhile, just a quick update:
- Automatic login to desktop
- Shortcuts for Scan Tailor, Firefox, Bindery and Terminal
- Support for most network adapters, including wireless and wired
Here are some screenshots (they might get clipped):
- Clean desktop
- Scan Tailor
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 10 Sep 2012, 14:36
by brosskgm
Did this ever get finished?
Have you found a place to host the ISO?
If not have you tried sourceforge.com? or asking ubuntu?
I would host it on my home linux server for you but it's not able to handle a lot of traffic.
One or two connections at a time would be about it. To many streams could bring down
my internet.
Anonymous2 wrote:I can't find any place to store the ISO (I'm out of space in my Dropbox account as well) and most file sharing sites have a 200mb limit, so I'll keep looking.
Meanwhile, just a quick update:
- Automatic login to desktop
- Shortcuts for Scan Tailor, Firefox, Bindery and Terminal
- Support for most network adapters, including wireless and wired
Here are some screenshots (they might get clipped):
trBGo.jpg
KmECe.png
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 16:34
by Anonymous2
There was little interest in the project so I stopped maintaining it. I still run Arch Linux and the ArchISO scripts haven't changed a whole lot in six months, so I can try to rebuild the image some time this week.
As for hosting, I haven't found anything. I use GitHub for storing the code, but I don't have anywhere to upload the ISO. Now that I think of it, I could transmit it via a torrent once it's production ready, but test ISOs need to be stored somewhere as well.
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 17:09
by spomwii
I can host the file for you if you need space. Pm me.
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 14 Sep 2012, 11:29
by brosskgm
Post a note if spmwii hosts it for you, or like I mentioned I can, but my won't allow too many streams to it
and if that's ok, send message.
Thanks
Bob
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 25 Sep 2012, 13:11
by Anonymous2
I haven't had much time to work on the LiveCD. The build process changed once again, so I have to redesign the entire ISO from scratch.
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 25 Sep 2012, 13:26
by brosskgm
Ok. I just started playing around with the process today myself.
So I'm still a ways out.
I get the photo's taken, and used scan tailor on them. Next to read up how to get all the tiffs into pdf etc.
Thanks
Bob
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 13 Feb 2013, 08:40
by boelle
Hi, i'm new to bookscanning but a live CD would be much welcommed...
I could install several tools on my mac but a Live cd would be much better since it would not mess up anything and if tools where partly mac and windows again a live cd would have everything needed in one place
only requirement from me is that it should be able to deliver books in epub format.. and i should be able to work with a single cam until i have the money for real scanner..
Re: All threads that mention LiveCD/Linux development
Posted: 13 Feb 2013, 11:01
by boelle
and i guess a live cd could make the perfect companion for the kit in the store